7th March 2025
Doyin Okupe
There was uncertainty on Friday morning over the health of former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe.
Sources close to the family said the former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council was in a critical condition.
However, Okupe’s political associates, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had passed away.
According to one of the sources, Okupe has been critically ill for a few weeks before having a surgery in an undisclosed hospital.
As of the time of filing this report, his family had yet to confirm or deny rumours of his death.
Details later…
Adekunle Sulaimon
Adekunle, a fellow of Data and Solutions Journalism, has over four years experience with competences in data journalism and investigations.
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